Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Ian Niall
Born: 1916
Died: 2002 (aged 86)
Bio: Ian Niall, born John Kincaid McNeillie, was a writer from Galloway in Scotland. He wrote his works under both names. He was born in Old Kilpatrick, to parents from the Machars in South West Scotland.
Known for:
- The Poacher's Handbook (1950)
- A Galloway childhood (1967)
- The way of a countryman (1965)
- English Country Traditions (1988)
- If the Corncrake Calls